Mmm, incest? I sometimes wonder why it's illegal anyway. No one would find it disgusting if it weren't highly improbable anyways. Incest is unlikely is all.

As for anime, Tenjho Tenge rocked my world while Shin Natsume was still alive and innit. He liked his sister Maya (in a lover-esque way), but I supported the 2 of them all the way through (particularly 'cause they're both incredibly sexy, and Shin can be so sweet/sad sometimes), even if it never really happened. Ah well.

Ive only really seen one anime with incestyness in and thats Ayashi No Ceres.. I think her cousin or something nearly rapes her and her brother kissed her (although he was being controlled by someone else) other than that...thats all i've watched

incest is SUPPOSE to be wrong. But there comes a time that the love one feels goes beyond that of siblings, regardless of the fact that they have been raised that way. Only thing one can do is to respect these people's feelings. As long as no one is really hurt or forced into something they don't want than we cant really judge them.

I'm not so sure incest is "supposed" to be wrong. I think it's just that the society we live in has taught us that it's wrong. Look at all the royal families. There's incest in all of them...atleast a little....more like a lot. Adam and Eve's children (if you believe in Adam and Eve) had to have been incestuous....there were no other people to procreate with. Incest used to be a normal thing in the ancient world like ancient greece and such...zeus and his wife (can't remember her name) they were brother and sister. there was a lot of incest in the greek gods and goddesses.

I think it's just because we have been taught that it is wrong. Kind of like those Mormons that were on the news earlier who have multiple wives. We believe it's wrong because we have been taught it is....they don't believe it's wrong because they were not taught that it was.

I don't think incest is wrong. Just wrong for me because i don't feel attracted to anyone in my family. but I'm not going to go trying to control the lifestyles of others.

I agree. That's why the word there is suppose. It's something assumed because we are made to think that way. The sad thing is that because of this, good people who have not done anything wrong suffer because they think they've committed a sin by being attracted to their siblings or someone who is like a sibling to them.

The problem with incest is that it causes inbreeding, which takes the gene pool of a family line and keeps all the bad gene in that one closed circle. So things like down syndrome, mental impairment even blindness can happen to kids born of inbreeding/incest. :[ I think that was the reason why it was made so taboo. Other cultures have problems with it religiously.

your level of maturity is commendable however i cannot agree with you for a number of reasons.

yes normally i would not go out of my way to torment incestual couples so long as they stayed away from me i would most likely not concern myself dont consider it some for of hate crime, it's human nature to judge people by the choices they make in their life and in my mind that is a terrible one, how i treat them would not be an issue whatsoever as i simply would not interact with them period (If they however decided to have kids i would rip into them something fierce), however you are here expressing highly controversial views and as such i feel it my right to speak up in opposition just as you are welcome to speak up for it i am entitled to speak up against it. I insult you due to your standpoint on incest, you might be a nice person but what your suggesting really is somewhat moronic... i attack not just your argument but also you as an individual through association. Incest does hurt people it hurts the people around those involved in it, it hurts their families and it can have major consequences upon their offspring, incest is wrong. tolerance only breeds acceptance and that is not something that anyone should wish to bring about in regards to this issue.

I dont know whether it is wrong or right. Maybe you're right, maybe I'm right. Who knows? I just throught it important to mention to control intolerance so it doesnt breed into something that can cause senseless violence and breed hate. Anyways, Sayonara. ^_^

aelis_moemoe wrote:
The problem with incest is that it causes inbreeding, which takes the gene pool of a family line and keeps all the bad gene in that one closed circle. So things like down syndrome, mental impairment even blindness can happen to kids born of inbreeding/incest. :[ I think that was the reason why it was made so taboo. Other cultures have problems with it religiously.

But adopted siblings or siblings by marriage, aren't blood related at all, and no "inbreeding" is at risk.

I think as long as both parties of such a non-blood related couple are consenting adults, they should be allowed to love each other however they like. (However, if the adopting parent wanted to be in a relationship with their child, that would be very wrong)

In Japan people occasionally marry their first cousin, while in the western world people more commonly marry a second cousin.

If your only relation is a great grandparent, there isn't much genetic similarity at all, and the increased risk of deformity is nil to negligible.

aelis_moemoe wrote:
The problem with incest is that it causes inbreeding, which takes the gene pool of a family line and keeps all the bad gene in that one closed circle. So things like down syndrome, mental impairment even blindness can happen to kids born of inbreeding/incest. :[ I think that was the reason why it was made so taboo. Other cultures have problems with it religiously.

But adopted siblings or siblings by marriage, aren't blood related at all, and no "inbreeding" is at risk.

I think as long as both parties of such a non-blood related couple are consenting adults, they should be allowed to love each other however they like. (However, if the adopting parent wanted to be in a relationship with their child, that would be very wrong)

In Japan people occasionally marry their first cousin, while in the western world people more commonly marry a second cousin.

If your only relation is a great grandparent, there isn't much genetic similarity at all, and the increased risk of deformity is nil to negligible.

I'm only speaking of blood related incest where the genes are the same. Which what a gene pool is. If you arent blood related to your bro or sis then you aren't in the same gene pool....my other post said it was "cool" if they weren't blood related like in kissxsiss. 2nd & 3rd cousins are common...and sometimes 1st cousins too. I think the whole inbreeding/incest thing really only applies to immediate family -_-